Tuesday, September 18, 2012

He can grin..........

........this is a freshwater crocodile, probably about 8 feet in length, sunbathing along the Ord River yesterday afternoon. When our high speed sightseeing boat pulled up on the river bank and set up lunch on the picnic tables, I was a wee bit nervous! However, these crocs, unlike their saltwater cousins, are apparently shy around people, and cannot open their narrower jaws to eat them - they would break - so perhaps being a larger person is safer around these waters!

Today I'm crossing the ocean to the island of Timor - the water is quite flat so no sea sickness meds. required - hooray!

10 comments:

Hello Mary:Despite what you say about these crocodiles inability to open their jaws wide enough to eat a human being, we are not certain that we should want to have our picnic in quite such close proximity!

Really great post, Thank you for sharing This knowledge.Excellently written article, if only all bloggers offered the same level of content as you, the internet would be a much better place. Please keep it up!

What if that croc just wanted to come say hello? What if he doesn't know his mouth won't open wide enough. Ha! Sounds like an exciting journey. I get seasick really easy so boat rides are always difficult for me. Take care! Tammy

Glad to see you are having yet another amazing holiday. Shivers down my spine at the thought of the crocodile. The sunsets are beautiful and love the camel ride along the beach. I look forward to the photographs when you return. Take care and enjoy. Eileenx

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